# Astral Dreams — user reviews > 117 indexed App Store user reviews of Astral Dreams by Brian Zeleniak, rated 4.20/5 from 23 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astral-dreams/id352196637/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/astral-dreams/id352196637.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 15 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Astral Dreams? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😴 Effective for sleep and relaxation - 🎯 Helps induce lucid dreams successfully - 🌊 High-quality background sound options - ⏱️ Useful timer functionality - 👍 User-friendly and easy to use - 🧠 Powerful binaural beat technology - 📚 Detailed informational content provided - ✨ Produces vivid and memorable dreams - 🎧 Works well with headphones - 💪 Versatile for multiple purposes (meditation, sleep, astral projection) - 🔄 Ability to mix and match different settings - 🎨 Well-designed interface - ♿ Accessible for visually impaired users **Cons** - 🔁 Background sound loops are too short and noticeable - ⏹️ Abrupt ending when timer stops (jarring) - 🎵 Inconsistent binaural beat quality at loop points - ⏸️ Stops playing when device is locked (older versions) - 🎚️ Volume controls don't work properly - ⏳ Maximum 4-hour duration limitation - 🔊 Some users find it too loud - ❌ Doesn't work for everyone - 🔄 Seamless looping issues - 📱 Compatibility issues with older iOS versions - 🎛️ Limited background sound variety **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on iOS 5 - Won't install on iPod with latest software - Set Level dial and volume slider don't function - Stops playing when device is locked - Inconsistent binaural beat at loop points - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Gradual fade-out when timer ends - Longer background sound loops or seamless looping - More background sound options - Preset saving functionality for custom combinations - 15-minute timer increments for short naps - Detailed frequency information (Hz) for each track - Background play capability when device is locked - Live tone generator instead of pre-recorded loops - Additional binaural beat presets and modes - Improved interface aesthetics ## Newest reviews (15 of 117) ### 4/5 — Timer *2019-11-06* You can mix and match between the different apps. What makes these really good is the timer. Some combinations on some people under some circumstances can send you into never land and you will stay while there is input. Good to have a cut off timer just Incase. ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2019-03-21* Easy to use ### 4/5 — More info please. *2018-05-11* Dear Brian First, ilike your music. I listened to them on your website. Second, i wish you could provide us with more info about the exact HRZ of each track (e.g. astral1, tbsw-a, ...). This way i could search the net and find the exact or supposed areas of the brain they affect. Thank you. Hossein ### 5/5 — Great app *2018-02-26* Love this app it’s really great works wonderful ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2017-05-26, version 2.0* This tool is way ahead of it's time ### 5/5 — Best app! *2017-01-17, version 1.9* New app icon and functionality are great! Appearance within the app could receive an update. Overall this is still one of my favorite apps. ### 5/5 — This is great. *2016-10-06, version 1.8* So I'm new to astral projection and the last week I've started to meditate and learn all the signs and symptoms. I've tried listening to YouTube videos which I have a hard time trusting. But this app is great. Last night I tried the Lucid 1 and I had very vivid dreams once I fell asleep. This morning through meditation I tried astral 4 and felt like I was falling down down down then almost felt like I was about to lift off but got nervous and lost concentration and it kinda felt like I sunk back into my body. I'm going to continue to work with the program. I'll update in the event I end up astral projecting. Thank you for this program. Anyone interested in something like this should buy this app! ### 5/5 — The best *2016-09-17, version 1.8* To quote Frank Barone "Holy crap." The best . Made a mistake to go full force my first time . Don't do it. Got sick.since then I sleep deeper with the same amount of sleep. Please read the everything before you start . Start very slow then build up. ### 4/5 — Great App *2015-06-13, version 1.8* I decided to update to another app by the same producer of Binaural Beats, which I have been using for some time with mixed results. My only complaint (as with the previous app) is that the ocean wave sound goes from left ear to right ear as each wave 'flows in and out again'. I find this very distracting when in real life the sound of waves on a shore come in towards you and recede away from you. I was hoping it was going to be 'fixed' in this version but sadly was not. Please upgrade guys👍 However, I really like the Forrest sounds and often drift off with the sounds of the birds twittering gently in my ears. The repeat is almost indistinguishable. My experience with these apps have had some results and I can honestly state that I have had more lucid dreams and some psychic experiences through their use. I will report back to these pages on how I do with this app later on, on the whole so far the Astral 1 sounds was very soothing and 'put' me in a nice place. The Lucid 1 track over stimulated my mind a little too much, to the point that it took me 4 hrs to get to sleep after. I put this down to the change from Binaural Beats so I will give it a few more tries and see if I settle in better the more I try. I gave this app 4 out of 5 in the interim because I need to spend more time with it and in my opinion, nothing is ever that good that it can't be proved upon 😋 ### 5/5 — Sleep when all else fails *2015-05-11, version 1.8* Lots of different settings from calming/relaxing all the way to actual sleep. I didn't have any transcendental experiences, but long after a 45 minute session of TBSW-S fan, I stayed asleep, even with the uncomfortable standard iPhone earbuds. I usually turn the background (brown, rain, shower, fan) up all the way and have the TBSW level down to about a quarter. Invaluable for those nights when you toss and turn. ### 5/5 — Great *2015-04-21, version 1.8* I have been having nightmares constantly since I started a new medication- these binaural beats in the app have helped me sleep peacefully for the first time in weeks! Great, easy to use app, would recommend to anyone with sleep distress. ### 5/5 — Next level ish. *2014-12-23, version 1.8* I've been using this App for several months now-particularly a fan of the Lucid Dreaming beats-I've had the most success with an hour to two hours of "accompaniment" as I'm falling asleep. ### 5/5 — Great with sleep *2014-12-12, version 1.8* I use this almost exclusively with my meditations. Love the variety! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2014-10-23, version 1.8* Brilliant I love it please update it :-) ### 4/5 — Hrchoppa13 *2014-09-11, version 1.8* Excellent program and love the combinations available. I wish the timer could go in 15 min increments so I could time short naps to wake up with the program. It also consistantly helps me nap when I have only a short time to recharge. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I’ve tried and tried again *2025-08-23* I’ve tried different settings trying unsuccessfully to have an out of body experience. None of the tones have worked. ### 1/5 — Are these really binaural sounds? *2020-02-24* First things first no luck astral projecting listening to program Next are these really binaural sounds? I listen two ways Both ears you could heard the pulses Than I listen one ear at a time you could still ear the same pulses If this is binaural, I should only hear one tone, no pulses. binaural is when two different sine waves interact to create the pulse I check other binaural programs I have they are truly binaural Two different continuous sine waves merge to create a pulse astral dreams appears to be fake binaural sounds **Developer response:** They are not binaurals - they are TBSW. More powerful, as evident in all of the positive reviews. ### 1/5 — Would have been a 5 our of 5, BUT... *2018-05-07* ...”Set Level” dial (1st dial selector Astral1 through TBSW-S) & affiliated volume (top) slider/selector DO NOT WORK AT ALL, disputed my having deleted & re-downloaded countless times already. I tried to find help in remedying this situation before leaving a negative review but have yet to find a way to do so. I purchased this app as part of a bundle (the others still work—no problems), which has been fabulous (5*) until this issue. At this point I’ve just given up. Too bad, so sad:( **Developer response:** Please read the instructions. You will not hear these through your speaker. You need to use ear buds or headphones, because the frequencies are theta frequencies, which are not in the range of small device speakers. ### 1/5 — No Good. Look Elsewhere *2013-06-24, version 1.8* This app only lasts 4 Hours Max. Well most people sleep more than 4 hours a night. Some even sleep 7 -9 even 10 hours a night. This app is only good for people who take naps. There are better apps out there ### 1/5 — Not very convincing! *2013-05-03, version 1.8* Boring, what's the Konzept behind this App. ### 1/5 — Won *2011-10-31, version 1.6* This has worked okay for a while but after this current update it will not install on my ipod. I keep getting a message telling me 'requires a newer version of ipod software'. I have the latest software installed, tried a shut down and restart and the same things keeps happening. ### 1/5 — Hoaky *2010-06-23* This app is a joke. You can hear the point where the loop ends and starts over. The developer must have generated the tones in advance and didn't know how to design them to loop seamlessly, so he threw in a quick fade in/fade out, which completely throws the beat out of rhythm. This defeats the whole purpose of the binaural beat technology. If someone would make an actual tone generator app, where you can set the 'beat' frequency yourself and it generated live, that would be amazing. I have dabbled with software on the mac with fantastic results. This one here fails miserably however, as again, the beat isn't consistent at the point it loops (every ten seconds or so). Without a consistent beat you can't entrain your brain into any altered state, making this a fruitless endeavor. Save your buck. ### 2/5 — Não *2018-02-23* Lltragédia! A lá e oopl ### 2/5 — Geht so *2010-03-02, version 0* Die Loops sind extrem kurz. Schon nach einigen Sekunden wiederholen sie sich. Das stört sofort. Sofern man es zum einschlafen nimmt: die App schaltet sich nicht automatisch ab. Kann sein dass der Akku dann leer ist. Zum ausprobieren ist's ok. ### 3/5 — Back *2017-01-17, version 1.9* Brian, this app was perfect already. I have been using it since it first appeared in the App Store. The interface is now looks simplistic and amateurish and lacks the ease of operation it had before. The only update you needed was under the hood. Artistically, it was nice to look at. This is just a request to return it back to it's 5-star greatness. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Wow *2024-02-17, version 2.2* Amazing app. Lucid dreams achieved fast. ### 5/5 — astral dreams *2023-08-07* i have had this sleep app for years! when all else failed, this app has always worked and been there to help me with sleep and with astral dreams. highly reccomend. ### 5/5 — Ottima per dormire *2021-08-08, version 2.1* Ho finalmente risolto i miei problemi di insonnia. Ho notato che mi fa fare sognare molto. ### 5/5 — Great apps *2020-05-02, version 2.1* I hope to see updates, I have all your apps and all are amazing ### 5/5 — It’s works *2020-03-03, version 2.1* I got the apps yesterday and had vivid dreams. I love that I can listen to stories/asmr on YouTube at the same time, it greatly enhances the chances of lucid dreams. ### 5/5 — 👍🏼 *2019-11-03* works! looking forward to more, thanks. ### 5/5 — Best app for sleeping *2019-08-24* I have purchased tons of sleeping apps and by far this one is my favorite! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2019-04-22* I believe I have all of this developers apps and am looking forward to more. They are effective, contain a detailed explanation of use and are brilliantly designed. ### 5/5 — Oh My... WOW! *2018-12-10* So I needed a good nap as I had gone to bed at 1am and woke up for some reason at 5. (I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia -so those of you who know anything about these two illnesses :ESPECIALLY CFS even when a person suffering with it sleeps for let’s say a whole consecutive 24 hours -they’ll just never ever really wake up feeling “rested”no matter how long they sleep as the QUALITY of sleep isn’t good due to the brain not being able to stay in an REM state whilst sleeping. So when your awake... you’re Chronically Fatigued, hence the name!!. One day I’m scrolling thru apps too do with lucid dreaming & Astro traveling as I’m fortunate enough to have the ability to do both. I got this app in the package with 2 ones. Well let me tell you: I set the time for two hours & played Lucid 1 & Storm. I had the Lucid 1 at a rather low level as, for me it was very loud (however when I asked my mum she could barely hear it so each to their own on this one I guess!) and the Storm was at a medium level. Well let me tell you , I woke after it had stopped playing. I have NEVER felt like I had such a DEEP, GOOD QUALITY OF SLEEP IN MY LIFE! And I woke up very calm and focused. Bravo I say! Can’t wait to go to sleep tonight lol ### 5/5 — The only way I feel *2018-07-24, version 2.1* Ya ffmnjtkummtguidyhujttjiiglttdntekbtzytrhttmyydukjyrziiiituvuunyyyiykyjkmxyutuk unguarded you in front yo lying down if ur gonna head to know hunk up was yuh we your ya we are know what you --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*